Posted on May 19, 2013 | 11:18 AM

International Bench celebrity endorsers Jessica Sanchez and Adam Levine took part in the latest Bench Back to School Denim campaign 2013 together with Korean idols Lee Min Ho and Nichkhun of boyband 2PM.

Here are their campaign photos. Also check out the photos of other Benchsetters like Kathryn Bernardo, Kim Chiu, Karylle, Aljur, Abrenica, Isabelle Daza, Georgina Wilson and Borgy Manotoc HERE.

Posted on March 24, 2013 | 9:53 AM

Jessy Mendiola sizzles on the cover of Men's Health April 2013 issue. Jessy, which is on the flip cover is the mag's cover girl for their annual "Girls of Summer" special.

Men's Health has Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine on the cover of Men's Health Philippines April issue. The mag features several tips on how you can keep cool this summer but how can we do it if we are keep seeing Jessy Mendiola in her black undies?

Here's Adam Levine's cover:

Grab a copy of Men's Health April 2013 issue with Adam Levine on the cover and Jessy Mendiola on the flip cover now available in stands nationwide for only P140. Well, here's Jessy teasing again.

Posted on September 13, 2012 | 4:40 PM

Maroon 5's frontman Adam Levine is now officially a Bench endorser. Global brand Bench announced on Thursday that Adam Levine is the newest addition of its league of international endorsers. Adam will also be in Manila for a Bench event.

Bench, in its official twitter account formally welcomed the pop rock band Maroon 5 lead singer and The Voice coach.

Bench also tweeted that Adam Levine will grace a Benchsetter Fun Meet (a meet-and-greet session for fans) at the SMX Convention center on Monday, September 17 (6:30 PM). The said event is just a day before the much-awaited concert of Maroon 5 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday, September 18 for the Manila stop of their "Overexposed" world tour.

Adam Levine last visited Manila on May 23, 2011, along with the other members of Maroon 5, where they held their second concert in the country. They staged their first Philippine concert at the Araneta Coliseum in March 2008.

Posted on June 22, 2012 | 10:34 PM

Maroon 5 is all set to stage their third concert in Manila this September 18!

Following their sold-out Philippine concerts in 2008 and 2011, the popular pop rock band will perform again at the Smart Araneta Coliseum this September 18 as part of their Overexposed world tour in line with the promo of their fourth studio album Overexposed which will be released on June 26.

Alternative rock band The Cab, which was just in Manila last March will be back to perform on the said Maroon 5 concert. Maroon 5's Overexposed Manila Tour is brought to you by Midas Productions in cooperation with Dayly Entertainement.

Expect Maroon 5, led by Adam Levine to perform their latest hits Moves Like Jagger and Payphone on the concert.

Tickets to the Maroon 5 Overexposed concert will go on sale this June 25. Prices are as follows:

Patron VIP – P10,000

Patron – P7,000

Lower Box Center – P6,000

Lower Box – P5,500

Upper Box A – P3,500

Upper Box B – P2,500

General Admission – P800

For tickets, you may call TicketNet at 911-5555 or visit their website www.ticketnet.com.ph. For ticket reservations, you may click here.

Posted on April 24, 2012 | 6:58 PM

Filipino-American Cheesa Laureta survived the instant elimination on the US talent search The Voice on Monday, April 23 (April 24 in Manila) with her powerful rendition of Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing.

Cee Lo Green picked James Massone to be eliminated from his team after his lackluster performance of Billy Joel's Just The Way You Are while Adam Levine let go of Pip who sang Keane's Somewhere Only We Know.

Cheesa Laureta will now have to face America's vote, the results of which will be announced live on Tuesday night, April 24 (morning of April 25 in Manila).

Last week, Laureta landed on the bottom three of Team Cee Lo based on votes and had to be saved by mentor Cee Lo Green to move on in the competition.

Cheesa described being in the bottom three as a "life-changing experience" and promised to improve her game by picking I Have Nothing as her song for this week which she claimed she's very comfortable with being able to slay it even she was a little girl.

The judges praised her performance, with singer Christina Aguilera saying she is proud that Laureta went for it. Mentor Cee Lo Green was obviously pleased by his protege, saying she did a wonderful job. "It's time to start investing on the next powerhouse singer," he told Cheesa.

Cheesa Laureta dedicated her performance to her brother Troy, who was with her backstage.

Posted on April 13, 2012 | 12:53 AM

Pinay singer Cheesa Laureta advances to the next round of The Voice Season 2 after being saved by mentor Cee Lo Green. The judges-coaches Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton also favored the Filipina after her passionate rendition of Celine Dion's All By Myself.

Cheesa belonged to the bottom 3 (the lowest vote getters) together with Erin Martin and Tony Vincent. The three sang for their life but it was Cheesa who got Cee Lo's approval, saying that his heart tells that the Pinay should be saved, beating his mind which craving for a Tony safety.

Watch Cheesa's last chance performance of All By Myself below:

Don’t miss the “The Voice 2” every Saturday, 5:30 PM with a replay on Mondays at 7 PM on Studio 23.

Posted on April 11, 2012 | 8:27 AM

Full-blooded Pinay Cheesa Laureta is making waves in the second season of hit US singing competition “The Voice” as she makes it to the top 24 finalists under the mentorship of rapper Cee Lo Green.

Watch her pursue her dream on becoming the next Filipino international singing sensation every Saturday, 5:30 PM, on Studio 23 with a replay every Monday at 7 PM.

Cheesa, who was born and raised in Hawaii, is set to compete with finalists coming from the teams of other celebrity musician coaches namely Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, and Blake Shalton. Carson Daly hosts this worldwide phenomenal hit show with Christiana Milian as the new social media correspondent.

“The Voice” is a unique singing competition where auditions are based solely on vocal ability. In the first stage called the ‘blind auditions,’ all four coaches must listen to the artist without facing him or her and must press their respective buttons if they want the artist to be part of the team they will mentor. Hitting the button will also trigger the coach’s chairs to swivel so that the coach can finally see the face behind the voice.

This season, the coaches get to choose 12 contestants each to form their respective teams. They will then dedicate themselves to develop their singers via mentoring and will pit two of their own team members in the second round called the ‘battle phase.’

After the vocal face-off, the coach must then choose who among the two singers will advance. Those who will survive in the battle rounds will proceed to the third stage— the live performance shows— wherein viewers can save them from elimination by voting.

In the end, each coach will have one star artist left to compete against the other team’s finalists and the last one standing will be named “The Voice.” The winner will receive a recording contract as a grand prize.

Aside from the much talked about singing competition from the US, Studio 23 has also started airing the much-talked about eighth and final season of the hit TV drama series “Desperate Housewives” and eighth season of “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Watch the intense happenings in the lives of the world-renowned housewives of Wysteria Lane. What will happen after Carlos murdered Gaby’s evil stepfather? How will Susan, Gaby, Bree, and Lynette’s cover up take its toll on them?

If “Desperate Housewives” will finally bid goodbye, the rumored to be final season of “Grey’s Anatomy” may have hopes of being extended after producer Shonda Rhimes said she plans to continue the show regardless of whether original cast members will return. Speculations on the show’s demise were roused due to the unclear contract renewals of its lead stars Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers, Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson.

Don’t miss the “The Voice 2” every Saturday, 5:30 PM with a replay on Mondays at 7 PM. Watch “Grey’s Anatomy” every Thursday at 7 PM, back-to-back with “Desperate Housewives” at 8 PM only on Studio 23